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Centre's "Keep Close Watch" Directive Amid Monkeypox Outbreak In Europe
Amid cases of Monkeypox reported in a few countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has directed the National Centre for Disease Control and the ICMR to keep a close watch on the situation, official sources said Friday.
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Delta Variant Found In 95% Samples From Delhi, Shows Government Data
Ninety-five per cent of the samples from Delhi sequenced at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in the last six months were found infected with the Delta variant of the coronavirus, according to government data.
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6 Passengers From "At-Risk" Countries Admitted To Delhi Hospital
Their samples have been sent to the National Centre for Disease Control for genome sequencing to ascertain if they have the new variant, Omicron, they said.
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Central Team In Mizoram To Assess Covid Situation Amid Rise In Cases
Four-member central team, led by National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) consultant-epidemiologist Dr Vinita Gupta, arrived in Aizawl on Tuesday to assess the COVID-19 situation, amid the surge in infections in the state, official statement said.
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Covid May Become More Manageable In 6 Months: Health Body Chief
Covid will start becoming endemic in India in the next six months, a top expert has said, asserting that a new variant can't alone bring a third wave of infections. "This pandemic has defied most of our predictions but in the next six months, we will
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Health Body Chief On Status Of Covid Variants, New Mutants In India
The UK strain of coronavirus is currently dominating parts of north India while the double mutant variant is found mostly in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat, Director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sujeet Singh said on Wednesday
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UK Strain Driving Covid Surge In Delhi, Reveals Data
The UK strain is driving the Covid surge in Delhi, an analysis of samples has revealed. Data released by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says over 400 cases of the UK strain and 76 of the Indian double mutants were found in Delhi.
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India's Covid Task Force Preps Plan To Detect, Contain Mutant Coronavirus
The government has formed a genomic surveillance consortium called INSACOG, under the leadership of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), for laboratory and epidemiological surveillance of circulating strains of the novel coronavirus in the country.
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Health Body Revises Strategy After Offices In Delhi Turn Into Hotspots
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its revised strategy for COVID-19 control in Delhi has recommended rationalising contact-tracing after workplaces in the city started emerging as hotspots of coronavirus.
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Delhi Should Prepare For 15,000 Daily Covid Cases During Winter: Report
Delhi needs to be prepared for about 15,000 fresh cases of COVID-19 per day taking into account the upcoming winter season-related respiratory problems, large influx of patients from outside and festive gatherings, a report drafted by the NCDC has warned.
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97 People, Who Had Been Infected, Didn't Have Covid Antibodies: Delhi Sero Survey
A sero-prevalence survey in Delhi did not find antibodies against the novel coronavirus in the blood of 97 out of 208 people who had previously tested positive for COVID-19, with the National Centre for Disease Control saying it indicates that immune response generated by the virus could be "transient in nature".
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High Court Seeks Results Of Sero Surveillance Tests Conducted In Delhi
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to file its report on the results and analysis of the antibody testing, also called sero surveillance, carried out in the national capital.
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Delhi's New Plan To Fight COVID Finds Door-To-Door Survey "Not Suitable"
A door-to-door survey to screen the national capital's population for coronavirus "may not be suitable" at this juncture, said a report jointly prepared by the AAP administration, Union Ministry of Health, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and NITI Aayog.
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Centre To Start Serosurvey To Monitor COVID-19 Prevalence At District Level
Two government research bodies at the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus are in the process of initiating a population-based serosurvey to monitor the trend in prevalence of the infection at the district level, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.
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Swine Flu Kills 226 Across Country, Rajasthan Worst Hit
Rajasthan continues to remain the worst hit with swine flu as the number of disease-related deaths hit 85 in the state, while 2,263 patients have been found positive with the influenza, according to a National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) report released on February 3.
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Centre's "Keep Close Watch" Directive Amid Monkeypox Outbreak In Europe
Amid cases of Monkeypox reported in a few countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has directed the National Centre for Disease Control and the ICMR to keep a close watch on the situation, official sources said Friday.
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Delta Variant Found In 95% Samples From Delhi, Shows Government Data
Ninety-five per cent of the samples from Delhi sequenced at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in the last six months were found infected with the Delta variant of the coronavirus, according to government data.
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6 Passengers From "At-Risk" Countries Admitted To Delhi Hospital
Their samples have been sent to the National Centre for Disease Control for genome sequencing to ascertain if they have the new variant, Omicron, they said.
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Central Team In Mizoram To Assess Covid Situation Amid Rise In Cases
Four-member central team, led by National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) consultant-epidemiologist Dr Vinita Gupta, arrived in Aizawl on Tuesday to assess the COVID-19 situation, amid the surge in infections in the state, official statement said.
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Covid May Become More Manageable In 6 Months: Health Body Chief
Covid will start becoming endemic in India in the next six months, a top expert has said, asserting that a new variant can't alone bring a third wave of infections. "This pandemic has defied most of our predictions but in the next six months, we will
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Health Body Chief On Status Of Covid Variants, New Mutants In India
The UK strain of coronavirus is currently dominating parts of north India while the double mutant variant is found mostly in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat, Director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sujeet Singh said on Wednesday
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UK Strain Driving Covid Surge In Delhi, Reveals Data
The UK strain is driving the Covid surge in Delhi, an analysis of samples has revealed. Data released by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says over 400 cases of the UK strain and 76 of the Indian double mutants were found in Delhi.
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India's Covid Task Force Preps Plan To Detect, Contain Mutant Coronavirus
The government has formed a genomic surveillance consortium called INSACOG, under the leadership of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), for laboratory and epidemiological surveillance of circulating strains of the novel coronavirus in the country.
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Health Body Revises Strategy After Offices In Delhi Turn Into Hotspots
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its revised strategy for COVID-19 control in Delhi has recommended rationalising contact-tracing after workplaces in the city started emerging as hotspots of coronavirus.
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Delhi Should Prepare For 15,000 Daily Covid Cases During Winter: Report
Delhi needs to be prepared for about 15,000 fresh cases of COVID-19 per day taking into account the upcoming winter season-related respiratory problems, large influx of patients from outside and festive gatherings, a report drafted by the NCDC has warned.
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97 People, Who Had Been Infected, Didn't Have Covid Antibodies: Delhi Sero Survey
A sero-prevalence survey in Delhi did not find antibodies against the novel coronavirus in the blood of 97 out of 208 people who had previously tested positive for COVID-19, with the National Centre for Disease Control saying it indicates that immune response generated by the virus could be "transient in nature".
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High Court Seeks Results Of Sero Surveillance Tests Conducted In Delhi
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to file its report on the results and analysis of the antibody testing, also called sero surveillance, carried out in the national capital.
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Delhi's New Plan To Fight COVID Finds Door-To-Door Survey "Not Suitable"
A door-to-door survey to screen the national capital's population for coronavirus "may not be suitable" at this juncture, said a report jointly prepared by the AAP administration, Union Ministry of Health, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and NITI Aayog.
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Centre To Start Serosurvey To Monitor COVID-19 Prevalence At District Level
Two government research bodies at the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus are in the process of initiating a population-based serosurvey to monitor the trend in prevalence of the infection at the district level, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.
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Swine Flu Kills 226 Across Country, Rajasthan Worst Hit
Rajasthan continues to remain the worst hit with swine flu as the number of disease-related deaths hit 85 in the state, while 2,263 patients have been found positive with the influenza, according to a National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) report released on February 3.
